A Map Grid and Index

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Handout
Vocabulary
  • Grid
  • Index
  • Physical Map
  • South Pole
Monday
  1. What is the grid location of Vinson Massif, the highest peak in Antarctica?
  2. Which island is located in grid squares C1 and C2?
Tuesday
  1. Which sea is located at F3? Which sound is part of this sea?
  2. In which grid squares is the Amery Ice Shelf located?
Wednesday
  1. The Transantarctic Mountains are located in how many grid squares?
  2. West Antarctica is bordered by which seas?
Thursday
  1. Which two ice shelves are the largest in Antarctica?
  2. Geographers have renamed the ocean that borders Antarctica the Southern Ocean. Which oceans make up the Southern Ocean?
Friday
  1. Mountains separate East and West Antarctica. Which region is larger? How does the map grid help in knowing the size of the land area?
  2. The explorer Shackleton and his crew were stranded on the Elephant Island. Elephant Island is located in which sea and in which grid square?